Nations not doing enough to cut global emissions by 2.6%: UNFCCC

National pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions fall significantly short of those needed to limit catastrophic global warming, says the United Nations before climate change negotiations next month. The “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs) are enough to cut global emissions by 2.6 percent from 2019 to 2030, up from 2 percent last year, the UN Framework Convention

PM Modi praises progress in the green energy sector

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised India’s significant progress in the green energy sector, highlighting the country’s achievement as the first G20 nation to fulfil its Paris Agreement commitments.  While addressing the inaugural International Solar Festival in Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam, Modi credited the remarkable growth in solar energy as a key factor in reaching these goals. “Our solar

Global stocktake, and what’s India’s position

The first-ever global stocktake is set to conclude at the COP28 climate summit at the end of this year, the United Nations has said. In the first week of COP28, the draft text for Global Stocktake was formed that called for the phasing out of all fossil fuels. It proposed options for the phase-out of

List of eligible projects for carbon market issued

The Indian government has issued a list of projects that would be eligible to earn carbon offsets for the purpose of selling them in international carbon markets. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, a total of 13 activities have been identified as potential carbon offset generators

Iceland’s road map to become carbon neutral by 2040

Iceland certainly faces challenges to become carbon neutral by 2040. These include transitioning to a carbon-free transportation system, implementing more efficient waste-management practices, scaling up sustainable agricultural practices, and boosting local carbon removal efforts. Progress on these fronts will create a genuinely sustainable, climate-friendly, and circular economy in Iceland. Iceland has put forward an ambitious

Green Shipping Challenge encourages countries take action at COP27

Grabbing the most headlines was the Green Shipping Challenge, launched by the US and Norway, creating a platform for around 40 commitments to accelerate ship decarbonisation, with US presidential envoy for climate John Kerry and Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre on hand for the launch. The Green Shipping Challenge encourages countries, ports and shipping

Ramping up fossil fuel production will make earth unlivable

The Global Climate and Health Alliance has issued its position on the Mitigation of Climate Change report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The communique proposes drastic action to provide humanity with a chance to limit overall global warming to within Paris Agreement targets. In a statement on Tuesday, the global coalition of

Tech Mahindra signs ‘the climate pledge’

Tech Mahindra now joins a group of companies like SAP, Maersk and Harman in the ‘The Climate Pledge’, the commitment to reach the Paris Agreement 10 years early and be net-zero carbon by 2040. It is one of the 95 new signatories for the cause. This is nearly a 600 per cent growth in signatories

Supporting clean energy start-ups becomes more vital with energy crisis

Periods of energy disruption, like the one we are seeing today, offer an opening for disruptive technologies. A helping hand for clean energy start-ups can help respond to the current energy crisis while also accelerating progress towards climate targets. A new IEA report released today, on How Governments Support Clean Energy Start-Ups, provides a timely

NetZero by 2050 needs $9.2 trillion annual investment

The energy transition will be a very expensive and complicated endeavor in which different countries and regions will be unevenly impacted, analysts and forecasters have been saying for years.  The world cannot just flip the switch off on the current energy systems and start running on renewables, however noble, emission-reducing, and climate-protecting this sounds.  As